Interim management / Consulting projects 1- Project Management Officer (PMO), coordinate operational and strategic projects for the region2- Define, lead and implement digital strategy (Industry 4.0, Smart factory, digitalization of services…)

Interim management / Consulting projects14 month project - Manage and implement a Strategic Workforce Planning process (better link between demand and supply for key competencies) within a major business transformation project across Europe, aiming at improving profitability / Supervise a team of 3 consultants (France and Germany) Drive development of an internal tool and act as Product Owner between key users within Europe and the development team (10 people based in Spain) / use of Agile and Scrum methodologies

Lead and coordinate all strategic and marketing projects (including digital transformation process). Manage the Marketing division ($4.5M budget) with 25 people across Europe. Sales experience in Europe, North America and Asia* Launching new products (on-line and off line marketing plans)* Conducting markets & competition intelligence* Managing brand strategy* Defining and fueling the company digital transformation effort with new and disruptive initiatives (digital selling, digital marketing and digital productivity)* Running strategic planning and leading 5-year rolling strategic plan* Identifying and assessing new business models with distribution* Leading business development opportunities and growth activities* Sales director for Bulgaria and Romania, Intercompany sales director for Asia and North America (2012-2015)

Launched, developed and pushed all corporate and strategic initiatives within Sales, Operations and Supply Chain divisions. Implemented project management best practices within the organization leading to cultural changes. Led business development processes. * Strategic partnership - Set-up an exclusive strategic partnership with an Italian company producing plastic tool boxes, with future additional sales of $5.0M over 3 years * Business development - Identified and assessed over 25 potential targets for future acquisitions* Business strategy - Assessed potential new segments and applications to provide incremental growth* Operational efficiency - Led the construction of a new plant in Minsk, Belarus, in 2009, on time; then managed the transfer of major product lines from Sweden and UK to this new factory. Closed-down a warehouse in France. Definition and implementation of an S&OP process (bridge between supply and demand). Led the process to sell out a non-core product Swedish plant

Led and conducted strategic projects in Europe for top management of multinational companies in industrial sectors such as aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer and industrial goods. * Offshoring strategy - Enabled a top car manufacturer to choose the best strategy for building its first R&D center in China (France and Germany)* Market strategy analysis - Analyzed a market strategy for the automation business unit of a power and control company to prepare divestiture (France)* Lean Manufacturing - Conducted a lean R&D diagnostic in the mechanical drawing department of a satellite manufacturer. Identified between 20-30% (€3.5M savings) of improvement potential on Value added and non-value added tasks. (France)* Organization improvement and efficiency - Assessed cost base in sales and marketing organization for the lighting division of an electronic company. Identified a €50.0M savings mostly based on a reorganization and redistribution of roles at the central / region / country levels. (Netherlands)

Led, coached and coordinated consultant teams for operational excellence projects across Europe and the US.Implemented management solutions to improve industrial performance in Innovation / R&D and Supply Chain of multinationals in industrial sectors (transport, shipyards, train, energy, chemical, industrial goods and telecom). Achieved PRTM Master Black Belt status* Time-to-market optimization - Implemented and rolled out a time to market reduction process in product development for the worldwide leader in air conditioning & refrigeration systems. Facilitated 5 multi-functional international teams, savings of $7.0M. (France, Italy) * Project prioritization and efficiency - Designed and introduced a new process for conducting Capital Investment Projects for an American fiberglass company. $8.5M savings achieved through implementation for a plant extension project. (France, Netherlands, US)* Business strategy - Participated in a divestiture for a French network company. Served as interim country manager for the Portuguese branch. Managed/facilitated relationships and transition with clients and suppliers, while overseeing the liquidation of the Portuguese branch. (France, Portugal)* Supply Chain organization - Defined and evaluated different options for the new supply chain organization for commercial and military engines (use of SCOR® model)

Development and industrialization of new products in the Commercial and Office Supply Division (BtoBtoC environment)Technical support and training on new product launches and competition to European Sales and Marketing organization

"Volontariat du Service National Actif" VSNATeaching assistant to chemistry students (junior and senior level) Research assistant in optronics and chemistry for Thomson-TRT defense